Wrapping up

It's cooler today, and blustery. It's a good day to get those gifts wrapped, keep the fire going, and do some work from home. That all sounds fine in theory - let's see how it goes.

We're getting some snow showers and it's about 20 above, not sure on the wind chill. Dale and Crystal are enjoying their vacation in Florida, she's been keeping us up to date with various activity photo's. I'm sure the time is flying by and they'll blink and it will be time to board the plane home.

Angie and I have plans underway for Christmas Eve. Lot's of discussion on times and eats. Time is of little importance on Christmas, kind of like money. They both mean more the rest of the year but on Christmas we tend to be more frivolous with both.

Frank seems to be getting better, slowly, not coughing quite as much. Nighttime is the worst.

Super Coop isn't liking this change in weather, can't say as I blame him. We've been pretty spoiled with above average temps. So...he's bored and wants to play inside but he's a bull in a china shop and needs lots of space.

Reality Check

Today started out as most weekends, takes a while to get into gear after a long week. And then, bad news strikes - Crystal has taken Dale to the ER with a possible stroke. Even though they are pretty far away I could feel the fear in her messages. I wished I could have been there with her as she sat waiting for a multitude of tests to be completed and wait on the results.

The results were good and bad. The stroke turned out to be Bells Palsy (whew!) but he was diagnosed with both diabetes and hypertension. He was put on medication and sent home. They will have alot to discuss. Tomorrow they leave on a short trip to Florida, hopefully it won't dampen their fun.

Frank is still struggling with a cold he picked up over Thanksgiving. Breathing is hard to begin with and this just exacerbates it. He may need to go in but so far he's holding out.


Hoping for a better day tomorrow....

Christmas decorating begins!

Today the UPS man brought the Christmas Tree - Yippee!

We got it set up and mostly fluffed, I'm happy with it. I can't wait to start decorating it but it's been a long day so tomorrow works too. I have to go down to the basement and start bringing up the ornaments and assorted decorations, figure out how to re-arrange the living room to accommodate this beautiful tree, it's larger than I've had before - 7 1/2 feet!

Mike and Angie got their tree today, they got the one Milo chose - I bet he's stoked 😍

I will take pictures once it is complete.

Cooper even did a pose, as did Ashley - it IS beautiful.

Winter Rerun

So all of our beautiful snow left us and we had rain in it's place. It really came down, gushing out of the rain gutter spouts and all. It shouldn't rain at the end of November, it's just wrong. So, today, Mother Nature redeemed herself and it is a sight to behold. There's nothing better than seeing big chunks of snow slowly drifting down and blanketing everything (including the mud).

The boxes are trickling in from the online Christmas shopping. I really do enjoy shopping online because I can take my time and find things I wouldn't normally, especially in this one horse town.

The new Christmas tree is arriving tomorrow and, yes, it was bought online too. I am finally getting a tree that is normal size, the 4 footer we've used the past several years has been retired. I have umpteen ornaments and now I will get to USE them! I can't wait!